Roland A. Booker

Friday

Apr 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Roland A. Booker, 70, of East Stroudsburg, passed away Tuesday evening, April 23, 2013, at Easton Hospital, Easton, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Patricia (Heater) Booker, with whom he celebrated 45 years of marriage on Oct. 28, 2012.

Born in Syracuse, N.Y., on Feb. 8, 1943, he was a son of the late Herman and Ethel Booker. Roland attended Stroudsburg High School. He was employed at Cadmus Printing (Hughes Printing) of East Stroudsburg for 30 years until Cadmus closed that facility. He then was employed at Vector Control of Stroudsburg, retiring in 2004 because of his illness.

Roland was of the Lutheran faith. He loved to fish and enjoyed to take his family and grandchildren fishing. He listened to country-western music and also enjoyed bowling.

Roland will be greatly missed but never forgotten in the hearts of his family.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are his sons: Jeffrey Booker and his wife, Michelle, of East Stroudsburg; and James Booker and his wife, Tyna, of East Stroudsburg; three grandchildren, Adam and his wife, Tawny, Jessica and Brianna; four great-grandchildren, Deshawn, Emma Lee, William and Isabella; his brother, Gary Booker of North Carolina; his sister, Gloria Rinker and her husband, Gary, of Bloomsbury, N.J.; his brother-in-law, Pete Heater of East Stroudsburg; and his nephews, David, Glen and Chris.

The family wishes to express their deepest appreciation and sincere thanks to all the doctors and interns, as well as the nurses at Easton Hospital, for doing all they could to make Roland better.

A public visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday April 26, at Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donald Billeck officiating. Interment will follow at Laurelwood Cemetery, Bryant Street, Stroudsburg.

Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home

27 Washington St.,

East Stroudsburg

lantermanallenfh.com

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